Twenty months ago this week, my 88-year-old father was weeding in his backyard when he slipped off an embankment and…

There’s nothing more disheartening to a preacher than to see empty seats in a church. I’ll be honest—I like meetings…

For the past week, journalists and politicians have been consumed with one question: Did President Trump use vulgar, racist language…

A friend of mine who pastors a growing church recently got a visit from a worried church member who said…

At the beginning of every New Year I always reassess my goals, sharpen my objectives and pray for God’s blessing.…

I look forward to the beginning of each year because I set aside some days for special prayer. I don’t…

Most Christmas movies or pageants focus on the principal characters of the nativity story—the innocent Mary, the bewildered Joseph, the…

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (well, actually it was 40 years ago in a crowded…

My wife and I have four daughters, and I was in the hospital room for each birth. There was a…

Allegations of sexual harassment pile higher every day in Washington. Senator Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota, has been accused…

I love Africa. I’ve made many trips there, and I just returned from 13 days of ministry in Kenya and…

Last week I was preaching in Canada, and my hotel was only two miles from the host church. But it…